Micheál Lyng (born 7 February 1985) is a

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er from

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...

. He plays for the

Cavan Gaels Cavan Gaels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Cavan Town, County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA. The club was founded in 1957 following the merging of two clubs in Cavan Town, Cavan Harps and Cavan Slashers. They are ...

club and, formerly, the Cavan county team. He lines out as a centre-forward.

Playing career

Club

Lyng played underage for

Crosserlough Crosserlough, historically known as ''Cros Ar Loch'', is a large civil parish in southern County Cavan, in the province of Ulster, Ireland. It is located between Ballyjamesduff and Lough Sheelin. The parish consists of three areas. Kilnaleck, w ...

up until he was 16 years old, before transferring to Cavan Gaels. Lyng was a key player as Cavan Gaels dominated the Cavan Championship. Lyng won his first County title in 2003, and added titles in 2004 and 2005 to complete a 3 in a row, defeating

Mullahoran Mullahoran ( ga, Mhullach Odhráin – Hilltop of Odhrán) is a townland in southern County Cavan, bordering County Longford, Ireland. It is also the name of a Roman Catholic parish. It is a constituent part of the electoral division and civil ...

on each occasion. The Gaels met Mullahoran again in the 2006 final, but ended up on the losing side. The Gaels bounced back to beat Gowna in the 2007 final, before defeating

Denn Denn may refer to: * DENN, the NASDAQ ticker symbol for Denny's * Denn, County Cavan, a parish in County Cavan, Ireland **Denn GFC, a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Cavan, Ireland People with the surname *Matthew Denn (born 1966), Ame ...

in back-to-back finals in 2008 and 2009, completing a second 3 in a row. They reached the final again in 2010, but Kingscourt Stars were victorious on the day. The Gaels regained their title in 2011 by outclassing

Castlerahan Castlerahan () is a barony in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local ...

. After missing out in 2012, the Gaels returned to the county final in 2013 against

Ballinagh Ballinagh, officially Bellananagh (), is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It lies on the N55 midlands route. Buildings of note Ballinagh Market House is a five-bay two-storey building constructed in 1821; it is currently in use as a store ho ...

. Despite going in as massive favourites, The Gaels were shocked as Ballinagh won their first title. The 2014 final featured the Gaels against Kingscourt once again. The Gaels won by a point, with Lyng getting the winning score. It would take another 3 years for the Gaels to return to the county final in 2017, with Lyng as captain of the team. A 0-13 to 0-8 win over Castlerahan gave Lyng his ninth Senior Championship medal, and he also had the honour of accepting the cup. Lyng went on to captain his team in the Ulster Club Final, but were beaten by Slaughtneil.

Inter-county

He made his debut for Cavan against

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

in an

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match before the start of the All-Ireland Championship in the summer of 2004 and scored 4 points. He started at centre-half forward in the opening game of Cavan's Ulster Championship campaign in 2004 against Down and scored 6 points in the match. In 2005, Micheál struggled with groin and hamstring injuries all year and missed most of Cavan's campaign. He did manage to score an injury-time free after the draw with would-be champions Tyrone in an early round though. In October, his club Cavan Gaels won a third successive county championship but was soon injured again while on duty for the Ulster team in the Interprovincial Series. He played for Cavan up until 2011 when he was among six players dropped by

Val Andrews Val Andrews was the manager for the Dublin Minor Football Team for the 2010 championship. Andrews is employed as a lecturer the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (ITB). Andrews had previously managed Louth and Cavan and the Dublin Junior ...

. He was called back into the panel for 2014 by Terry Hyland. Lyng retired after the 2015 season.

Honours

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Cavan Senior Football Championship The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners get the Oliver Plunkett Cup and qualifies to represent t ...

(9): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017 (c) *

Cavan Minor Football Championship The Cavan Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between Minor Cavan Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Ir ...

(3): 2001, 2002, 2003 *

Cavan Under-21 Football Championship The Cavan Under-20 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between Under-20 Cavan Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football i ...

(1): 2004 *

Ulster Senior Club Football League The Ulster Senior Club Football League is an annual Gaelic football tournament played in Ulster GAA between clubs who choose to enter. It starts with a group stage, with the group winners (and for 2008 the best group runner-up) advancing to the ...

(1): 2004 ; DCU *

Sigerson Cup The Sigerson Cup is the trophy for the premier Gaelic football championship among Higher Education institutions (Universities, Colleges and Institutes of Technology) in Ireland. It traditionally begins in mid January and ends in late February. ...

(2): 2006, 2010 *

O'Byrne Cup The Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA and first staged in 1954. The competition is named after Matt Byrne, a former Wicklow GAA club and county officer. By virtue of a quirk in translation, ...

(1): 2010 ;

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...

(1): 2004

References

External links

Cavan Gaels match report on BBC website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyng, Michael 1985 births Living people Cavan Gaels Gaelic footballers Cavan inter-county Gaelic footballers Crosserlough Gaelic footballers Irish schoolteachers